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@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ for the messages and/or RPC services from ``.proto`` files.
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Because ``protoc`` is a native executable, the scripts under this directory
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build and publish a ``protoc`` executable (a.k.a. artifact) to Maven
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-repositories.
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+repositories. The artifact can be used by build automation tools so that users
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+would not need to compile and install ``protoc`` for their systems.
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+## Versioning
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+The version of the ``protoc`` artifact must be the same as the version of the
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+Protobuf project.
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## Artifact name
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The name of a published ``protoc`` artifact is in the following format:
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